DeVos Family Funds Super PAC

Members of the DeVos family, who are major financial supporters of conservative causes, have pumped a half million dollars into a Republican-oriented Super PAC on the last day of January.

The New Republican PAC , a Republican-oriented Super PAC, reported on Tuesday it had receipts of $500,000 and disbursements of $10,254 during January, leaving $502,015 cash on hand on 1/31.

During January, the PAC received $100,000 each from Richard "Dick" DeVos Jr., Doug DeVos, Dan DeVos, and Cheri DeVos Vandenwiede. They are all children of Rich DeVos Sr., the co-founder of Amway, and all are executives of RDV Corporation. Elizabeth DeVos, the spouse of Dick DeVos Jr., also gave $100,000. She is the principal of Windquest Corporation. All the contributions were received in January 31st.

In 2008, the Ohio Elections Commission levied a $2.6 million fine against All Children Matter Virginia PAC, a pro-school voucher PAC headed by Elizabeth "Betsy" DeVos, the former Michigan Republican chairwoman. The PAC was based in Virginia, and sent $870,000 to its PAC in Ohio, although the Ohio PAC was not registered in Ohio. The Ohio PAC was also fined $2.6 million.